The Effect
Jul 28, 2002 But in Jack the Ripper's Black Magic Rituals, author Ivor Edwards claims that despite being repeatedly overlooked by Ripperologists, Stephenson, alias Roslyn D'Onston, was the killer.
- Jack the Ripper’s Black Magic Rituals takes the reader step-by-step through the precise events The ghastly crimes of the world’s most notorious serial killer have become legend, and since they were committed, contemporary sleuths have spent many lifetimes attempting to identify their perpetrator.
- Jack The Ripper was the name of a 19th century seial killer murdering prostitutes in London's poverty-stricken east end. Everybody had their own idea of who the murderer was. Some involved with the.
During the course of a story about Jack The Ripper. You display a deck of 52 old and stained cards. Each card has a photograph of a Victorian Woman on it. The spectator has to put the cards in two piles deciding if they think the woman was a victim of Jack the Ripper or not. When they have done this the cards are turned over and they have done the job you asked. All the victim cards have blood smeared on the back and the non victim cards have not. The cards are perfectly seperated.
Cost
£19.99 from http://www.lebanoncircle.co.uk/FromHell.htm
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
0 works itself, just present it confident
Review
First a word about the effect itself, as you may have guessed (and it is mentioned on the website) this effect takes the 'out of this World' principle and makes it a bizarre and disturbing effect. Some adjustments have been made to the handling. The effect works itself, so you just need to present it.
Jack The Ripper Wikipedia
The package you get is very nice. The cards are suitably damaged, stained and have blood on some. They come wrapped in a blood stained cloth with a black lace around it. The whole package looks very disturbing when you put it down on the table and begin to tell the story.You also receive a very nicely printed 10 A4 page manuscript. This is stapled and is printed on good quality printer paper. The script is very good and the pictures are high quality. The beginner will follow the instructions with ease.
Of course the problem with this effect is that it may not be suitable for everyone. The story is rather hard hitting so you do need to choose the audience carefully. I also suggest performing this by candle light (i use the bleeding candles from Black Hart).
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